More than a Hallmark holiday
I can remember talking to a friend as we drove by a billboard advertising Father’s Day and hearing “that’s twenty dollars I look forward...
She is always with you
She said, “Lynn, when I pass away, are you going to be okay? Your brother and father are already gone, and I am worried...
Keep your running shoes on
The song “Circle of Life” from The Lion King gives most of us goosebumps when we listen to it. The music is powerful and...
When grief reaches for hope
I’ve never been able to accept the idea that Heaven is quiet.
When my father died, I didn’t imagine him simply at rest. I imagined...
Not just another day
It was Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939. Of course, Easter is never “just another day,” but is any day?
Every day, something is happening somewhere...
Faith in the space between the notes
When someone asked Miles Davis what music is, he said it’s not the notes you play, it’s the space between the notes. If you...
Local Jewish community observes Passover Seder in Gainesville
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Another year, another seder—maybe one of the only such ceremonies held last Saturday evening in North Georgia.
The official date for...
From darkness to dawn: why Easter still matters
Easter weekend carries deep meaning for people across the globe; not just as a religious tradition, but as a story that continues to shape...
Meeting the Lord through ‘Grandpa’
"Mama, why was Jesus born at Christmas and dead by Easter?" I asked her when I was very young. I didn't understand the concept...
Carrying the cross
It is Holy Week, and thoughts of the crucifixion of Jesus are on our minds.
As many times as I have heard the story or...
Stations of the Cross invites community to reflect ahead of Easter
There is a very specific feeling many of you may know, when you return home from a journey and something feels different and you...
God in the passenger seat
At the beginning of our Sunday church services, we sign an attendance sheet that meanders down the aisle. I was at the end, so...